HB 3

Maryland State Police Gun Center – Firearms Surrendered Under Final Protective Orders

Sponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (District 32)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Public SafetyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 623 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the purpose of the Maryland State Police Gun Center to include the tracking, screening, and vetting of all firearms surrendered under final protective orders in the State; and requiring each law enforcement agency to report to the Center the number and type of firearms surrendered, the jurisdictions where the firearms were surrendered, and certain information regarding the individual who surrendered each firearm under final protective orders.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 21FavorableUNF 10Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hawes, Leslie	Court Watch Montgomery	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Joyce	Frederick County State's Attorney's Office	Oral
FAV	Lennig, Dorothylobbyist	House of Ruth MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brady, Mike	MD State Police	Oral
FAV	Kraska, MJ	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Amador, Heather	Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Sandy	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FAV	Koravos, JoAnne	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Office of Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	Garth, Jessica	State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, Maryland	Position only
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Bartlett, Delegate Bartlettlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Herren, Karenlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Fink, Nelda	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	Lang, Kevin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Pedersen, Stacy	Individual	Position only
UNF	Sirkel, Robin	Individual	Position only
UNF	Vernon, Michael	Individual	Position only
UNF	Williams, Peggy	Individual	Position only
UNF	sirkel, jess	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Court Watch MontgomeryFAV 1

Frederick County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

House of Ruth MDFAV 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim ServicesFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

MD State PoliceFAV 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

Montgomery County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

Office of Attorney GeneralFAV 1

State's Attorney's Office for Prince George's County, MarylandFAV 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLennig, DorothyHouse of Ruth MDRegistered for: House of Ruth Maryland

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

FAVJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVHerren, KarenRegistered for: Marylanders to Prevent Gun Violence